PhD position in cancer chromatin biology

PhD position in cancer chromatin biology

About the position

More about the position

The overall goal of the project is to establish knowledge of the innovative therapeutic potential of microproteins in advanced prostate cancer. In this context, the successful applicant will, in collaboration with the rest of the team and external partners, examine how specific microproteins regulate the activity of the transcription factor SOX2 using cell-based and epigenomic assays, and resolve the SOX2 microprotein complex using a crystallographic approach.

To be employed as a PhD Research Fellow, admission to the Medical Faculty's PhD program is required, or there must be a binding agreement for admission. Normally, one must apply for admission within 3 months after the start of the research project leading to the Ph.D. degree. The PhD fellow is expected to complete the project within three years.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute experiments in genomics (RNA‑seq/ATAC‑seq/ChIP‑seq), proteomics and recombinant protein expression/purification.
• Design and perform cellular assays.
• Maintain accurate electronic lab records, analyze and interpret data.
• Present results at group meetings and scientific platforms, and contribute to manuscript writing.
• Take the required doctoral coursework.

Qualifications

Personal skills

We need different perspectives in our work

We offer

• Exciting and meaningful tasks in an organization with an important societal mission, contributing to knowledge development, education, and enlightenment that promote sustainable, fair, and knowledge-based societal development.
• A professionally stimulating working environment.
• Good welfare schemes.
• Opportunity of up to 1.5 hours a week of exercise during working hours.
• A workplace with good development and career opportunities.
• Membership in the Statens Pensjonskasse , which is one of Norway's best pension schemes with beneficial mortgages and good insurance schemes.
• Salary in position as Doctoral Research Fellow, position code 1017 in salary range NOK from 550.800 to 607.500, depending on competence and experience. From the salary, 2 percent is deducted in statutory contributions to the State Pension Fund.
• If the person appointed does not have skills in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish at level A2 at the time of employment, we will offer Norwegian language courses with the aim of achieving Norwegian language skills at least this level.
• Oslo’s family-friendly environment with its rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities.

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Application

Your application should include

• Cover letter statement of your research interests and motivation for the position
• CV summarizing education, positions, and academic work
• Copies of educational certificates (academic transcripts only)
• Copy of relevant certification(s) for laboratory animal work, if this applies
• List of publications and academic works; do not include the publications themselves or your dissertation.
• List of 3 reference persons (name, relation to you, e-mail, phone number)

Foreign applicants must attach an explanation of their University's grading system. All documents should be in English or in a Scandinavian language.

Your CV must be entered in Jobbnorge’s CV form and cannot be submitted only as an attachment. This requirement is intended to ensure correct documentation and record-keeping in accordance with the Public Administration Act, Section 15.

Application with attachments must be submitted via our recruitment system Jobbnorge, click "Apply for this job".

When applying for the position, we ask you to retrieve your education results from Vitnemålsportalen.no . If your education results are not available through Vitnemålsportalen, we ask you to upload copies of your transcripts or grades. Please note that all documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language.

General information

University of Oslo